North America

VC-backed ThreatX beefs up C-suite with two new appointments

Denver-based ThreatX, a cybersecurity startup, has named David Roshak and Mike Reagan as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, respectively. Prior to joining ThreatX, Roshak worked at Optiv while Reagan worked at LogRhythm. ThreatX's backers include Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners.

UK fintech company Flux rakes in $7.5 mln Series A

UK-based fintech company Flux has raised $7.5 million Series A funding, according to a blog post. The lead investor was e.ventures. The other participants in the round were PROfounders and Anthemis.

Tencent-backed broker Futu confidentially files for up to $500 million U.S. IPO, say sources: Reuters

Futu Securities International, a Hong Kong-based online brokerage firm backed by Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of up to $500 million, sources told Reuters.

Student safety company Securly pulls in $16 mln Series B

Silicon Valley-based Securly, a student safety company, has secured $16 million in Series B funding. Defy Partners led the round with participation from Owl Ventures.

Edison Partners leads $5.4 mln round for ExecVision

Arlington, Virginia-based ExecVision, a conversation intelligence platform provider, has secured $5.4 million in funding. Edison Partners led the round.

Annexon Biosciences takes in $75 mln Series C

South San Francisco-based Annexon Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company, has raised $75 million in Series C financing. Bain Capital Life Sciences led the round with participation from Surveyor Capital, Adage Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Blackstone Life Sciences, Novartis Venture Fund and Satter Investment Management.

Gorilla Technology Group inks $15 mln Series D

Taiwan-based Gorilla Technology Group, an edge AI and computer vision solutions provider, has secured $15 million in Series D funding. The investor was SBI Investment, a subsidiary of the SBI Group, a Japanese financial services company.

Price f(x) snags Series B funding

Price f(x), a German provider of cloud pricing software, has raised 25 million euros in Series B funding. The lead investors are Digital+ Partners and Bain & Company. Other participants in the round were Credo Ventures and Talis Capital.

Fika, Fathom and others back Elementary Robotics

Los Angeles-based Elementary Robotics, a robotics platform, announced it has raised $3.6 million in new seed funding. The company’s latest round was co-led by Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital and included Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners. As part of the funding round, Eva Ho, general partner at Fika Ventures, will join the board. Also on the board are Elementary co-founder and CEO Arye Barnehama and Bill Gross of Idealab. Elementary Robotics previously raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding in October 2017.

AmorChem spins out MyX Therapeutics, invests $450k

AmorChem has created MyX Therapeutics Inc, a Montréal-based mucosal delivery platform technology company. Along with transferring to the startup the rights to the technology, developed at the University of Waterloo, AmorChem provided seed financing of $450,000. The funds raised will help MyX establish commercial partnerships, targeting ocular diseases in both animal and human health. MyX will be led by President and CEO Gregory White. AmorChem, a Canadian seed-stage life sciences investor, was backed last month by Ottawa's Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI).